Unruly passenger violently assaults airline employee on flight to LaGuardia

EAST ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- There has been another violent assault against an airline employee by an unruly passenger.

It happened Saturday during the boarding process on a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to LaGuardia.
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Police say a female passenger physically and verbally attacked the Southwest employee, who had to go to the hospital after the attack.

The passenger was taken into custody.
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According to the FAA, there have been 5,000 reports of unruly passengers since the start of the year.



Southwest said it "maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding any type of harassment or assault and fully support our employee as we cooperate with local authorities regarding this unacceptable incident."

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